Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless.
Not to speak IS to speak. Not to act IS to act. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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We all must make a choice between what is right and what is easy. ~ Dumbledor

8/11/2005

So...What EXACTLY Is 'Unreasonable' Search and Seizure?

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution...laid it all out for all of us...it is a wonderful roadmap of our rights and what we can expect as citizens of the United States of America.

Are you familiar with the amendments and what each one means? Can YOU tell me what the Forth Amendment is?

Amendment IV - Search and seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791.The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.Unreasonable search...what exactly does that mean?

Does it apply to someone that is carrying a backpack on to, say, a public transit system?

We have these measures in place in order to allow those that are responsible for our safety to carry out their job...and yet, extremists are protesting...

Let me tell you...this is EXACTLY what we need...

But I agree that there is a very, very fine line...and I have witnessed some of those in a position of authority abuse that authority and cross that line...but, fortunately, those people have been in the minority...

We have to agree that there is a greater good...and we have to agree to work towards that greater good and FORGET the partisan pettiness when it comes to our national security.

I will be the first one to cry "FOUL!" if those that we look to for protection abuse that position...but we have to give those same people latitude to do their job...

We also have to acknowledge that there ARE REAL TERRORISTS...and they don't want to come to this country for a vacation...THEY ARE HERE TO KILL US..

So, let's agree to disagree on all the other issues...but when it comes to protecting our homes...protecting our families...let's agree to allow those charged with making sure our lives are safe to do just that...

I, for one, don't ever...EVER...want to find myself in a position of questioning the motives of those very people...and I certainly don't want them to not be able to react for fear of being accused of the very thing that this cartoon portrays...